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Readers
Write column asks readers to address subjects on which they're the only
authorities. Topics are intentionally broad in order to give room for
expression. Writing style isn't as important as thoughtfulness and sincerity.

We
publish only nonfiction in Readers Write. Feel free to submit your work under
"Name Withheld" if it allows you to be more honest...

We
publish essays, poetry, and reviews, not fiction. The Editor reviews all
manuscripts, and sends a selection of them to members of an Advisory Board,
consisting of faculty members at ValparaisoUniversity.

\Our
writers are scattered across the country, and represent a number of
professions, though college teachers are probably the largest group. We do
accept unsolicited manuscri...

Boyds
Mill Press is owned by Highlights for Children. They are an award winning
publisher of children’s books. The best way to get a feeling for what they
publish is by reviewing their catalog. If you are considering submitting a
picture book, review the picture books. If you are considering submitting a
book of poetry, review their poetry selection. Their catalog is organized by
category. I would also encourage you to check...

Join us
Saturday, February 25, for a one-day workshop that will give you the tools and
insight you need to bring your book through the doors of independent publishing
and put it into the hands of readers!

Our
presenters are 4 accomplished authors from the Writers on the Storm ACFW
chapter. Show up for the Writers on the Storm, an...

Winding
Path Publications is an independent traditional publishing house based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. We know that extraordinary books
can be made anywhere; it's just a matter of finding the story through the trees.

Winding
Path Publications is currently looking for picture books, middle grade, and
young adult novels. To submit, please fill out the form on the website. We try
our best to review queries in ...

Please
submit your original polished short fiction, poetry, comics, and creative
non-fiction based on the theme of "Weird Sisters" for inclusion in
our third Lilac City Fairy Tales Anthology, with all proceeds benefiting Spark
Central. Fiction and creative non-fiction should be no longer than 1,200 words
in length, and poets should submit no more than three poems. The deadline for
submissions is ...

The Saturday Evening Post will award $25 to the author of the winning limerick about the 1928 cover illustration by Penrhyn Stanlaws above. Limericks must contain five
lines. You may enter as many times as you wish.

To enter,
fill out the entry form on their web site. Entries must be submitted by February 25, 2017. The winning ...

Arthur A. Levine Books publishes hardcover
literary fiction and nonfiction for children and teenagers (and discerning
adults). We look for strong writing, beautiful artwork, authentic emotion, and
ideas or perspectives we haven't seen before, and we greatly enjoy working with
debut authors and illustrators. Submit:

From the
Fort Worth Poetry Society, in cooperation with the Poetry Society of Texas.

The
contest will honor deceased Fort Worth poetry William D. Barney, one of the
most distinguished poets fort Worth has produced, a former member of
FWPS, and past president of the Poetry Society of Texas. He won the national
Robert Frost Award in 1961 and was Tex...

Poems may
be 40 or fewer lines. They may be unpublished or previously published if the
poet retains the rights to the poem. Poets may enter each category as many
times as they wish. No poems will be returned.

Johnson
City Library is proud to announce its 9th consecutive annual Writers Conference
sponsored by the Johnson City Library Friends of the Library. This year’s theme
is “Agents, Editors and Authors”. The conference is Wednesday, February 22nd,
at the FirstUnitedMethodistChurch in Johnson City, 105 N. LBJ Dr.

Spirit
First is pleased to announce its 8th Annual Meditation Poetry Contest. Poetry
submissions may be of any length and any style but must have a theme of
Meditation or Mindfulness. Poems may reflect any discipline, any faith, or
none. Poems must be previously unpublished. Poems not on the themes of
meditation, mindfulness, stillness, or sacre...

Give us
your poems made up of lines from newspaper articles, instruction booklets,
dictionaries, toothpaste boxes, biographies, Craigs list posts, speeches, other
poems and any other text-based source. Only found poems will be considered for
publication; we regret we cannot publish “original” poems, regardless of
quality.

Explore
the tasty partnership of tea, story, poetry and writing—in this special writing
workshop with author Megan Willome. Limit 10 participants. Registration will open on January 4. Class
begins February 6, 2017.

Do you
drink tea—either occasionally, or like your life depends upon it?

Apogee,
the journal at FranklinCollege in Indiana, runs a national contest (only $5
per packet of 2 poems with a $200 prize), accepting both unpublished or
previously poems.

Maximum
of 2 pages per poem. Each submission is $5, with no limit to the number of
entries. Previous entries will be accepted. The winner will receive $200 and
two copies of the journal. Submissions in ...

Anaiah
Press is a Christian digital-first publishing house dedicated to presenting
quality faith-based fiction and nonfiction books to the public. Our Christian
beliefs are reflected in the way we conduct business and in our relationships
with our employees and authors. All books published by Anaiah Press are
faith-based. We strive to publish books that convey a Christian message,
explicit or implied, through ...

This is a
quarterly contest in which you use the first line prompt they provide to write
your story of 300 to 5,000 words. The editors are open to all genres and try to
pick as eclectic a group of winners as possible. There is no entry fee.

The next deadline is February 1, 2017. The first line of the story must
be: “Eddie
tended to drift into whatever jobs were available that would p...

Readers
Write column asks readers to address subjects on which they're the only authorities.
Topics are intentionally broad in order to give room for expression. Writing
style isn't as important as thoughtfulness and sincerity.

We
publish only nonfiction in Readers Write. Feel free to submit your work under
"Name Withheld" if it allows you to be more hone...

As we
approach the New Year, thoughts turn to the number 17 — especially as it
relates to that age in our lives. Frank Sinatra sang “when I was 17…” in “It
Was a Very Good Year,” Janis Ian sings about it in “At Seventeen,”Arthur Rimbaud’s poem “Novel,” explores what
happens at 17, and poet Larry Levis wrote “The Poet at Seventeen....

The Dream
Quest One Poetry & Writing Contest is open to anyone who loves arranging
words into the beautiful literary art of poetry or writing a story that is
worth telling everyone! Write a poem, 30 lines or fewer on any subject or write
a short story, 5 pages maximum length on any theme for a chance to win cash
prizes. Writing Prizes: $500, $250, $100. Poetry Prizes: $250, $125, $50. Entry
fees: $5 per poe...

12 haiku
will be selected as monthly winners and will be published prominently in The
Haiku Calendar 2018. The prize money will be divided equally between the 12
winners. 40 additional haiku will be selected as runners-up and these will also
be published in the calendar. Ent...

We are working on and collecting stories and poems for
another wonderful book about our dogs. The focus of this book will be on
rescued dogs that were adopted from shelters or rescue organizations and who
luckily found their forever homes. Whether adopted as puppies or adopted as
older dogs in the last few years of their lives, what amazing stories of
survival our dogs could tell us. We love these heartwarming and i...

Noctua
Review is accepting previously unpublished short fiction, poetry, and artwork between October 1st, 2016 and January 31st, 2017. Any submissions received outside
our reading period will go unread. We do not consider non-fiction or
translations at the present time.

We are working on and collecting stories and poems for
another wonderful book about our cats. The focus of this book will be on
rescued cats that were adopted from shelters or rescue organizations and who luckily
found their forever homes. Whether adopted as kittens or adopted as older cats
in the last few years of their lives, what amazing stories of survival our cats
could tell us. We love these heartwarming and i...

We look
for the intersections of lives and landscapes as they occur along, astride, or
in some vicinity to literal back roads and byways. We leave geographical and
topological definitions of such roads and their regions up to potential
submitters, as we would delineations between cities and towns that fall under
their purvie...

"The
next echapbook (our 30th!) will be a themed collection by multiple authors. Submissions open
December 1, 2016, and close January 30, 2017. We are looking for original
fiction, memoir, and poetry about breaking barriers or pushing against
boundaries." NB: "Work should not have been previously published with
this exception: If you are submitting poems, at least one submission to the
anthology issue should...

Readers
Write column asks readers to address subjects on which they're the only
authorities. Topics are intentionally broad in order to give room for
expression. Writing style isn't as important as thoughtfulness and sincerity.

We
publish only nonfiction in Readers Write. Feel free to submit your work under
"Name Withheld" if it allows you to be more honest...

We
publish essays, poetry, and reviews, not fiction. The Editor reviews all
manuscripts, and sends a selection of them to members of an Advisory Board,
consisting of faculty members at ValparaisoUniversity.

\Our
writers are scattered across the country, and represent a number of
professions, though college teachers are probably the largest group. We do
accept unsolicited manuscri...

Boyds
Mill Press is owned by Highlights for Children. They are an award winning
publisher of children’s books. The best way to get a feeling for what they
publish is by reviewing their catalog. If you are considering submitting a
picture book, review the picture books. If you are considering submitting a
book of poetry, review their poetry selection. Their catalog is organized by
category. I would also encourage you to check...

Join us
Saturday, February 25, for a one-day workshop that will give you the tools and
insight you need to bring your book through the doors of independent publishing
and put it into the hands of readers!

Our
presenters are 4 accomplished authors from the Writers on the Storm ACFW
chapter. Show up for the Writers on the Storm, an...

Winding
Path Publications is an independent traditional publishing house based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. We know that extraordinary books
can be made anywhere; it's just a matter of finding the story through the trees.

Winding
Path Publications is currently looking for picture books, middle grade, and
young adult novels. To submit, please fill out the form on the website. We try
our best to review queries in ...

Please
submit your original polished short fiction, poetry, comics, and creative
non-fiction based on the theme of "Weird Sisters" for inclusion in
our third Lilac City Fairy Tales Anthology, with all proceeds benefiting Spark
Central. Fiction and creative non-fiction should be no longer than 1,200 words
in length, and poets should submit no more than three poems. The deadline for
submissions is ...

The Saturday Evening Post will award $25 to the author of the winning limerick about the 1928 cover illustration by Penrhyn Stanlaws above. Limericks must contain five
lines. You may enter as many times as you wish.

To enter,
fill out the entry form on their web site. Entries must be submitted by February 25, 2017. The winning ...

Arthur A. Levine Books publishes hardcover
literary fiction and nonfiction for children and teenagers (and discerning
adults). We look for strong writing, beautiful artwork, authentic emotion, and
ideas or perspectives we haven't seen before, and we greatly enjoy working with
debut authors and illustrators. Submit:

From the
Fort Worth Poetry Society, in cooperation with the Poetry Society of Texas.

The
contest will honor deceased Fort Worth poetry William D. Barney, one of the
most distinguished poets fort Worth has produced, a former member of
FWPS, and past president of the Poetry Society of Texas. He won the national
Robert Frost Award in 1961 and was Tex...

Poems may
be 40 or fewer lines. They may be unpublished or previously published if the
poet retains the rights to the poem. Poets may enter each category as many
times as they wish. No poems will be returned.

Johnson
City Library is proud to announce its 9th consecutive annual Writers Conference
sponsored by the Johnson City Library Friends of the Library. This year’s theme
is “Agents, Editors and Authors”. The conference is Wednesday, February 22nd,
at the FirstUnitedMethodistChurch in Johnson City, 105 N. LBJ Dr.

Spirit
First is pleased to announce its 8th Annual Meditation Poetry Contest. Poetry
submissions may be of any length and any style but must have a theme of
Meditation or Mindfulness. Poems may reflect any discipline, any faith, or
none. Poems must be previously unpublished. Poems not on the themes of
meditation, mindfulness, stillness, or sacre...

Give us
your poems made up of lines from newspaper articles, instruction booklets,
dictionaries, toothpaste boxes, biographies, Craigs list posts, speeches, other
poems and any other text-based source. Only found poems will be considered for
publication; we regret we cannot publish “original” poems, regardless of
quality.

Explore
the tasty partnership of tea, story, poetry and writing—in this special writing
workshop with author Megan Willome. Limit 10 participants. Registration will open on January 4. Class
begins February 6, 2017.

Do you
drink tea—either occasionally, or like your life depends upon it?

Apogee,
the journal at FranklinCollege in Indiana, runs a national contest (only $5
per packet of 2 poems with a $200 prize), accepting both unpublished or
previously poems.

Maximum
of 2 pages per poem. Each submission is $5, with no limit to the number of
entries. Previous entries will be accepted. The winner will receive $200 and
two copies of the journal. Submissions in ...

Anaiah
Press is a Christian digital-first publishing house dedicated to presenting
quality faith-based fiction and nonfiction books to the public. Our Christian
beliefs are reflected in the way we conduct business and in our relationships
with our employees and authors. All books published by Anaiah Press are
faith-based. We strive to publish books that convey a Christian message,
explicit or implied, through ...

This is a
quarterly contest in which you use the first line prompt they provide to write
your story of 300 to 5,000 words. The editors are open to all genres and try to
pick as eclectic a group of winners as possible. There is no entry fee.

The next deadline is February 1, 2017. The first line of the story must
be: “Eddie
tended to drift into whatever jobs were available that would p...

Readers
Write column asks readers to address subjects on which they're the only authorities.
Topics are intentionally broad in order to give room for expression. Writing
style isn't as important as thoughtfulness and sincerity.

We
publish only nonfiction in Readers Write. Feel free to submit your work under
"Name Withheld" if it allows you to be more hone...

As we
approach the New Year, thoughts turn to the number 17 — especially as it
relates to that age in our lives. Frank Sinatra sang “when I was 17…” in “It
Was a Very Good Year,” Janis Ian sings about it in “At Seventeen,”Arthur Rimbaud’s poem “Novel,” explores what
happens at 17, and poet Larry Levis wrote “The Poet at Seventeen....

The Dream
Quest One Poetry & Writing Contest is open to anyone who loves arranging
words into the beautiful literary art of poetry or writing a story that is
worth telling everyone! Write a poem, 30 lines or fewer on any subject or write
a short story, 5 pages maximum length on any theme for a chance to win cash
prizes. Writing Prizes: $500, $250, $100. Poetry Prizes: $250, $125, $50. Entry
fees: $5 per poe...

12 haiku
will be selected as monthly winners and will be published prominently in The
Haiku Calendar 2018. The prize money will be divided equally between the 12
winners. 40 additional haiku will be selected as runners-up and these will also
be published in the calendar. Ent...

We are working on and collecting stories and poems for
another wonderful book about our dogs. The focus of this book will be on
rescued dogs that were adopted from shelters or rescue organizations and who
luckily found their forever homes. Whether adopted as puppies or adopted as
older dogs in the last few years of their lives, what amazing stories of
survival our dogs could tell us. We love these heartwarming and i...

Noctua
Review is accepting previously unpublished short fiction, poetry, and artwork between October 1st, 2016 and January 31st, 2017. Any submissions received outside
our reading period will go unread. We do not consider non-fiction or
translations at the present time.

We are working on and collecting stories and poems for
another wonderful book about our cats. The focus of this book will be on
rescued cats that were adopted from shelters or rescue organizations and who luckily
found their forever homes. Whether adopted as kittens or adopted as older cats
in the last few years of their lives, what amazing stories of survival our cats
could tell us. We love these heartwarming and i...

We look
for the intersections of lives and landscapes as they occur along, astride, or
in some vicinity to literal back roads and byways. We leave geographical and
topological definitions of such roads and their regions up to potential
submitters, as we would delineations between cities and towns that fall under
their purvie...

"The
next echapbook (our 30th!) will be a themed collection by multiple authors. Submissions open
December 1, 2016, and close January 30, 2017. We are looking for original
fiction, memoir, and poetry about breaking barriers or pushing against
boundaries." NB: "Work should not have been previously published with
this exception: If you are submitting poems, at least one submission to the
anthology issue should...

Writer

Sally Clark

Fredericksburg, Tx

Like finding shells on the beach, I love doing market research! And what I find, I love to share! I write in a variety of genres including children's, Christian, poetry, fiction, and nonfiction, so these post follow along those lines. Check out my web site: www.sallyclark.info, for more about me.